Nolde
Forest Environmental Education Center
There are 10
GIFTS for the early finders. Nine Geocaching.com Lapel/Hat Pins and
a brand new (never filled) still in the box NFL Arizona Cardinals
Zippo Lighter. Take one while they last.
I have included a few initial trade items. Some of them are
related to other interests outside of Geocaching. Such as 4 Hot
Wheel Dirt Sprint Cars, 4 Motorcycles, a Chess set, and 2 sleeves
of new Golf Balls. There is also a pack of Pepsi-Cola Playing
Cards, a Yellow Slinky, and a make your name Bracelet kit. There is
not a lot of room left right now, but I invite the Geocaching
community to help further stock the Cache. There are ten $1 Bills
in the Cache. Bring a Dollar Store equivalent item, and take a
Buck. There are also Nolde Trail Maps. These would be helpful if
you are interested in exploring more of this 665 acre site. Note:
If you have not already done Earth, Wind, Fire, Water by Polgara
(GCG6VV) a Trail Map would come in quite handy. This is the Cache
that made me aware of Nolde. It is a must do Multi-cache. Thanks
Polgara.
The above listed starting coordinates will take you to a yellow
Petroleum Warning Marker, indicating a buried pipeline. This yellow
warning marker is on a well established trail in the Nolde Forest.
The suggested parking area nearest this marker is adjacent to Fire
Gate #3 on Oregon Road at N 40° 16.505’ W 75° 57.815’ (the altitude
is approx. 800’). Do NOT block the Fire Gate. Two possible
alternate locations (at approx. 400’ altitude) are the Sawmill
Parking Area on Route 625 (New Holland Road) at N 40° 16.870’ W 75°
56.900’ and the North Pond Lot on Church Road at N 40° 17.140’ W
75° 57.115’. Nolde is open till Sunset, but if you intend to stay
that late I suggest you park on Oregon Road or Church Road so your
car can't get locked in. Note: Church Road is a “T” off of New
Holland Road and Oregon Road is a “T” off of Church Road. Free
Nolde Trail Maps are usually available on the Sawmill Parking Area
Information Board (120’ North of the indicated Sawmill parking
coordinates), or at the Office and Mansion Parking Lot Information
Board at N 40° 16.530’ W 75° 56.995’. After finding the Petroleum
Warning Marker, notice a path about 20’ wide that was cleared of
trees to allow burial of the Laurel Pipeline. Follow the Pipeline
downhill till you find another yellow Petroleum Warning Marker
beside a creek (this should only take 10 minutes or less).
Note: At this spot the creek is the Nolde property line. Do NOT
cross the creek. The other side is private property. Now your task
is to use your GPS to determine the midpoint on the Pipeline
between these two Warning Markers. That means you walked past the
Cache on your way down. Now you have to walk half way back up to
find it. When you have determined the midpoint, stand sideways in
the middle of the 20’ path and turn to face the Southwest side of
it. Walk straight into the woods exactly 115’. You should be right
on top of the Cache. GPS reception near the pipeline markers can be
a little tough, but you will be able to get a good enough position
fix to put you within sight of the somewhat distinctive Cache area.
You are looking for a .50 caliber Ammo Can.
Important: Do not tear up the landscape looking for this Cache.
Don’t turn over any rocks. It is NOT necessary to move anything to
find or retrieve this Cache.
There are elevation changes necessary to find this Cache. There
is also occasional loose Footing. There is a small area of uneven
(slippery when wet) terrain very near the Cache. You can navigate
through this area, or circumvent it with an indirect approach. If
you use the indirect approach, you will have to get lower to the
ground and might need slightly longer arms to retrieve the
Cache.
This Cache was originally listed as a Premium Member, Subscriber
Only Cache. My initial Cache security concerns seem to have been
unfounded. I am now opening this up to all.